Where does “itämaisuus” come from?

itämaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish itämainen, from Finnish itämaat, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

itämaisuus (Finnish): orientality

Definitions

  1. orientality

Ancestry of “itämaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishitämainenOriental
2FinnishitämaatEast, Orient
3Finnishmääbaa; I
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →